Thread-holding device.



E. J. DURAND. THREAD HOLDING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1011.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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E. J. DURAND.

THREAD HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 6, 1911.

' 1,035,559. Patented Aug.13,1912.

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E'VERISTE JOSEPH DlUEtAJtTD.` OF CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN.

THREAD-HOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 6, 1911. SerialNo. 637,232.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

To all whom tt may concerm- Be it known that I, EvERIs'rE J. DURAND, asubject of the King of England,.residin g at Cheboygan, in the county ofCheboygan have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements' inThread-Holding Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as 1o willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make' and usethe same.

Thisinvention relates to new and useful impplovements in thread holdingdevices.

object of this invention is the proviwhich is located a rack adapted tosupport balls of twine or the like, the said receptacle being providedwith suitable means for Guiding the thread through one wall' hereof`whereby the said through the wall, may bewound to form a thread ofreater thickness'than the individual threads.

Another object of this invention is the provision of an apparatus to be-used for -2 holding wax ends, they said threads adapted to be.supported in such manner that they may be severed in equal lengths.

. A further object of this invention is to improve and simplify devicesof this char 30' acter, rendering them comparatively simple andinexpensive to manufactura4 'reliable and efficient in use, and readilyoperated:

With Ithe above and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features formations, combinations and arrangements of part-s to behereinafter more fullyv described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in whichl Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional'view of my improved invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section throughV thesame,.and'Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detailed viewsof the same. l Referring tothe drawing by characters of 1 designates generally my improvedapparatus, which consists of a receptacle 2, comprising oil-set sidewalls 3 and 4,connected at their extremities by end walls 5. The side`walls 3 and 4 are 50 slightly less in height than the end walls 5,

while the wall 4 has secured `thereto an 1nwardly extending supportingledge 6, upon which are located guides 7, the purpose of Awhich will belater disclosed.

A pair of uprights 8 are secured to the op- -regulating the upper ends apair of rails 9, the upper edges of which are beveled inwardly, asindicated by the numeral 10 for engagement with the lower tapered edge11 of a movable bar 12, which is hinged, as indicated by the numeral 13,to the opposite end walls 5 of the receptacle 2.

A partition 13 lis slidvable in slots 14 formed in the inner face of theend walls 5, adjacentthe side or rear wall 3 of the receptacle, and isheld against displacement by wedge blocks 15, which are adapted to beinserted into the slots 14 ifor engagement with the upper edges of thepartition 13', which obviously prevents its displacement. The upper edgeof the partition 13 is corrugated, as indicated by the numeral 1,6,

and is connected with the rear wall 3 at.

intervals throughout its length by spaced parallel rods 17, betweenwhich and the inner faces of the wall 3 and partition 13 are looselyheld spools'lS of thread or the like.

The free ends of the thread are passed between the rails9 and bar 10,and are extended through the guides 7, which consist of ya pair ofinwardly convexed plates 19 and 20, the former of which is rigidlysecured to the supporting ledge 6, while the latter is slidably locatedupon a pin 21, which passes concentrically through the plate 19, and isnormally forced thereagainst by means of a tension spring 22,

which surrounds the pin 21, with its offset ends bearing against acollar 23, slidably located upon the said pin 21, and limited in itsupward movement by the head 24 thereof` and the upper concaved face ofthe plate 20, As the thread is passed between `the plates 19 and 20,`these said plates will be yieldingly forced into engagement with thethreads, which provides a means ease with which the thread may be drawnfrom the receptacle.

-A suitable coveror closure 25 is hinged,

as indicated by the numeral 26, to the up- .per edge of the rear wall orside 3 of the receptacle, and is provided upon its opposite ends withextensions 2T and 28, the former of which is adapted to abut against therear edges of the ends 5, while the latteris adapted to abut against theforward edges of the ends 5 andbe held slightly in spaced relation abovethe upper edge of the front wall 4, which serves to permit the passa etherethrough of the above-mentione y threads. The closure 25 may be forCIK

locked to the receptacle by means of turn buttons 29, or any othersuitable means.

From the foregoing disclosure it will be manifest that when spools ofthread have been placed inthe rack and the cnds thereof passed betweenthe rails 9 and bar 12land through the guides 7, extended through thefront oi the cabinet, and wound together, that sections of the threadmay be severed, euch of which will be of equal length.4 n

From the liregoing disclosure, taken in connection with 'theaccompanying drawings;it will be manifest that a thread holder of thenature described is provid-ed for which will full all of the necessaryree quirements of such a device.

Having thus fully described this invention, what lclaim as new anddesire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A device of the nature described coinprising a receptacle, a partitionlocated therein, rods connecting the *said partition with one Wall ofthereceptacle, forming a raekfor the support of spools of thread,

'rails supported within the receptacle, a vhinged bar removably engagingthe rails,

whereby the said thread will be.prevented from tangling, pins mountedWithinl thereceptacle, stationary plates engaging the pins, slidableplates located upon the pins, springs carried by the pins and forcingthe slidable plates into engagement with the stationary plates, wherebytension will bc exerted upon the thread in passing between the plates,and a closure for said receptacle.

ln testimonyV whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EVERISTE JOSEPH DURAND.

`Witnessesz SAnlE SPENCER, THOMAS S. MCGINN.

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